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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
SHE DIDN'T ELOPE.
Mrs. Sehenek Only Left Her Brutal Hus-
band-AIr. Dunn az Home.

Mrs. Sehenck Only Left Her Brutal Hus-
band-AIr. Dunn at Home.
'sThere is not word of truth, said Su-
perintendent Mason, of the Prudential In
surance Company, yesterday, Sin the re-
port in the World that James L. DuL n,
one of our sub-agents, had run away with
Mrs. Sckenck. She is employed by the
Company as an agent, and came to me two
or three weeks ago to ask for little vaca-
ton. She said that her husband is a good
for nothing fellow, who abuses her; that
she is making enough to take care of her
self, and did not care to take care longer of
toe man, as she had been doing; and she
wanted leave of absence that she might
take her family home to her father. The
leave of absence was given her, and sup
pose she has gone home. She was employ
ed in Dunn's circuit, and met him once q
week probably to receive her collections.
The first intimation he had of her leaving
was when told him to collect on her route.
Dunn is young man, but one of very cor
rect habits; and there never was any
reason for the suspicion that he had run
away with the lady. He lives at home at
No. 8 Wiley Place, with his parents; and
the story of his elopement is spoiled all to
nothing by the fact that he is at home
now"
Mrs. Schenck is an attractive young wo-
man
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
PERSONAL.

Miss Lucy Nelson has resigned her position
which she held for eight consecutive years-ss
leading soprano in st. John P, E. Church choir.
TO accept the same position in the FIRST Pfesoy.
terrain Church, Newark. She severed her conaec-
ton with St. Johns at the meeting last N lndsy
night of the ST. Cecilia Glee Club. which presented
her with beautiful gift in recognition OF her
long and meritouous services.
Assemblyman John Feeney has been appoint
ed by district Attorney Winfield special detective
at 81 day.
1t is Assistant Prosecutor Joseph NJ. NOonan
now.
The Rev. F. Lucke, of Martinsbury. West Vir-
ginia is in the city on a visit to his parents.
Charles J. Wilcox and wife. OF Maple street. are
in Bridgeport. Conn, on visit.
Miss Minnie Mowder, OF Sussex street. is enjoy
ing herself in Washington.
william CLARK, of Tuers avenue, is in Mexico
city for the benefit of his health. He will bs
absent several months
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
1NxKR STATE COMMERcE.
what Congressman McAdoo Says sf it,
and Railroad Passes.

Congressman McAdoo, who. with his
wife, is staying at Taylor's Hotel, said to a
SUNDAY MORNING News reporter day or
two age, that the Interstate Commerce
Bill will work great reforms in the
matter of railroad traffic when it is proper
ly enforced.
ssIhe railroads are fighting it, he said,
tbecausa it RESTRICTS them in their assaults
on the rights of transporters and bv way OF
making it obnoxious. they have put up the
rates to figures that they hope will produce
a reyulsion of public feeling against it.
There is nothing in the law that
compels them to obnoxious action.
The roads felt very sore about
its passage; and almost as soon
in by most of them. got letter from
one Western Railroad President directing
me to send on my card board / had
never had one on the road, and had
chance, which | improved, to send him
q stringing letter in reply. Did l have
passes on all the roads2 No, not by any
means. In fact railroad passes are not
as numerous among Congressman as most
people think. No road in the country is
closer with its card board favors than the
Pennsylvania. Very, very few, if any,
Congressman outside of the Jersey dele
CATION, had passes over that road, and
none were sought after. New York
Congressman anxious to travel between
the Capitol and their homes without cost,
and rural members from the West anxious
to see the Metropolitan elephant were
forever pressing me to use my influence to
secure pssses. on tue road for them.
Mr.. McAdoo will be in the city till Con-
gress meets, except during the little vaca-
ton he proposes to take with Mrs. McAdoo
and the baby at the seaside at the mid
summer solstice.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17

New YORK, April 16.-The insura nce
agents of this city held meeting to-day
and decided not to accept the rsduction of
90 per cent. made by the companies on
their commissions. The Prudential, John
Hancock, Metropolitan and Germanis were
denounced as graspng ulonopolies whieh
ground down its employees il order to pay
It's president and secretaries salaries rang
ing Irom S.. 900 to $4,000 per year. The
Central L abor Union haS decided to boy
cott'all companies not - ~ - mp OF
the Labor Union on sagents' books
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
LILYLANGTBY ARRIVES.
ddyGebhad Takes Her From Her Lady
Friends TO New York.


Two stamping steeds stood impatiently
in tho gangway leading from the Penn :
sylyania Railroad car platform to the ferry
boat slip last night. Half-an-hour after
they had taken their station, the midnight
train rolled into the depot. The last car
was the boudoir Goa, ii Mayfower The
train had scarcely come to a stand s i'll
when a party OF ladies and gentlemen
alighted from it. They clustered fondly
around one wearing a seal paletot that
eoverered all of her matchless form,
and carrying bouquet of flowers in her
hand. 1t was Lily Langtry come to these
parts to keep an engagement at the Acad
envy of Music in this city, beginning to.
morrow night. Meanwhile snebby fellow
of English makeup had advanced up the
platform to meet her. That was Freddy
Gerhard, whom she had brought into no.
toriety. Mrs. Langtry had evidently in
tended to stop with her company, and
Freddy had hard work to induce her to
leave them. But his persuasions finally
availed, and waving a graceful 'ta-ta'' TO
her friends, she leaped into his coach and
was whirled away. The reporter tried to
explore the princely car, bat an army of
oolored porters stopped him at the door.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
He Stole -Four colder Dollars.

james Golden was formerly the owner of
a saloon on Pacific avenue. Recently he
was compelled to put a mortgage on the
store. Soon after this he lost the whole
concern His brother John took the bust
ness, while John went from bad to worse.
When John wanted money he went to Till
and took it. John demonstrated but to no
effect. Yesterday afternoon James went
to the saloon, and took four golden dol
lars from the till. John had Justice Long
Issue warrant for his arrest, and he will
spend the mex. ten days in The county jail
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
-A'L4AG = DEFLCIE.
The Books show Him to Have Been n
Defaulier for $50, OOo Last Year.

DCAAnAsCA AuA poOs Wv AASe AOeSAs
The main inquiry in Hoboken Yesterday
was as to the probable amount of his de-
fc'ency. Mr.. William A. Macy the auditor
OF the Hoboken Land and Improvement
Company, stated to SUNDAY MORNING
NEWS reporter on the basis of known fig
ures that there is due the Hackensack
Water Company, which supplies the city,
from the Water Department, about $29,-
O00
Murphy left trife over $4,000 in bank.
He left also $6U0ln his Office when he dis
appeared from 1t. Then of the water rents
due there may have been uncollected $4,000
or $500. These three items make total
of abont $l2, 000; and offset against this
SIS, 600 due leaves an apparent deficiency
of about SIT, 0O0. Bnt 1t cannot be said
that this represents it all. There is indeed
known additional deficiency of $1,000 Or
$4,000. The water rents are payable quar-
terly and semi-annualiy. the HobokeR
Lana and Improvement Company and the
Ferry Company pay Their rents monthly.
The st.tement showing SIS, GOO due the
Water Company Was made up about March
1st. Since that time both the big water
consumers mentioned have paid money
into his hands-probably ST., 500 or $4,000.
L
shortage up to about $4,000. But there
may be more yet. No one knows what ir
Irregularities the examination Of the books,
which is to be begun by Mr.. Macy at the
request of the Water Board, however,
may disclose Murphy may have collected
moneys from water consumers and not
credited them on his ledger. Yesterday
morning Chief Clerk Perry was checking up
the payments Ga edited on the books. Ii
will take him four or i've days. When he
has finished notices viii be sent 10 dela-
auents to pay w. 1t remains to be seen
how many WI / produce vouchers showing
that they have made their payments. There
is yet another possibility. IL may even be
that the books have been kept faithfully,
and that Murphy may have run the chance
of an Examination, and pocketed the money
as he needed it. La that event deficiency
will appear on the face OF his accounts
It may be small one. No one knows
how large it may be Suspicious are abroad
that he has been using the water moneys
for good many years, and that his en-
bezzlement runs way up in the tens of
thousands.
In confederation of the theory that his
plunderings Aave gone on for years, and
will probably be found to have been very
targets the facs discovered yesterday that
his own books snow him to have been de-
faulter in $4,000 two years ago. His
abatement made Aiay l., 1885, shows de-
post in tn First National Bank of Hobo
ken of $50, 800 SO. At that time the Bank
books show that he had only 1887 SO in de-
posi-. The Finance Committee OF the
Council, apparently without making an ex-
animation, cerlIti.a the report rs correct.
1t bears lie signatures of M.rtin Steijss,
LIS Ffeiffer, Charles B. Rudolphy and IA
Fayen. WiLgIs is Uns Cf the pre- e 1t Pres
idents of the Water Board.
Mr.. William A. Macy, who has been re-
quested b. lho Vi y Water Boald to iayes-
tigate tie .c5uAls, has consented to act.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
Thrown from Thelr Carrlage.

MoNrcLAIn, April 16 Mrs. J. c. Morris,
accompanied by her daughter, attended the
theatre in New York, last evening On
their return they took carriage at the
depot and had almost reached their home
when the carriage was upset and thrown
M orris was severely injured about the
body and one of her arms was broken in
two places. Her daughter, too, was
dangerously hurt. DIR. Bailey, who is at
tending the injured ladies, holds out but
slight hopes of the elder lady's recovery
This is the third accident occurring at this
particular spot during the past two years,
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
The "CiIpperv sued for $4,000

NEW YORK, April 16.-Lulu Delmay, the
opera singer, who has made reputation
or the variety stage by her rendition of the
song entitled ''Gliding Down the Stream, =
to-day brought suit in the Supreme Court
against the Frank Queen Publishing Com
pany, which Publishes the Clipper to re-
cover S25, 700 damages for alleged libellous
statements which appeared in that paper
last September concerning her, which she
claims are totally false, and which have in
jured her reputation.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
a nen,nl rram Cam. Ellsworth.

Capt. Joe Ellsworth, OF BAyonne, the
well-known yachtsman, in an interview
last evening vehemsntly denied the re-
Gently published reports that he had con-
sented to sail the Scotch yaelt Thistle or
Galatea or any other foreign yacht in the
eiad revenge. ssMy friends KNOW" said
tbs captain warmly, ''that / ga boats for
pleasure only, aud also that ] am an Ameri-
can ana not a foreigner
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
Two Young ocean Travellers.

NEW York, April 16.-Among the passen-
gers of the steamship Brittanic. which
landed at Castle Garden to-day, were two
children, James and Annie M orris, and IL
years old. Eight years ago their parents
left Ireland to seek fortune in this coun-
try. Tnere was no one at the Garden to
welcome the children. Their parents live
in Cleveland, Ohio. They were at once
notified by telegraph.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
Lnngtrx nt the Acnds mx. .

Everybody has heard of Mrs. Langtry-
the savorite of the Prince of Wales-the
peerless beauty of Jersey Isle-the model
of Venus-the actress of to-day. Who
would not like 10 see her, and as well to
near her? Need we add any more? Except
that she will appear at our theatre, IN our
city, and whoever does not go to see her
makes great mistake.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
Appreciable Advertisements.

There is life-vigor in some of our m err
chants advertisements that supplies as
good reading as many a local item does. Il
is not our attempt to tell YOU why 1t is, or
how it is, but just turn to the advertise
ment of B. o. P. @. H.-thoss enigmatical
letters read, digest and learn where and
how to buy clothes.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17

Earned Runs-Jersey City 4. Columbia o.
Base on Balls-Jersey City A. Coumbia4
Base on Errors-JerseS City l, Columbia L.
struck Out-Jersey City O. Columbia 2.
Two Base Hts-Sowders and Friel.
Three Base Hiss wders and McCuskers.
Umpire-James F. Hi roy.
Time of Camel hour and 80 minutes
The Jersey Citys will play the Nets to-
morrow on the Grand street grounds.
Game called at $3.50.
At Washington Washington, s; SYRIA
cuse, 8.
At Cincinnati Cincinnati, 16; Cleve-
land, 6.
At Baltimore Baltimore, s; Athletics. 8.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia, Is; Buff
falo, A.
At Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA; Nets. TO-
I, At Indianapolis Indianapolis, 9; CT
cinnati (pony team), 4.
At St. Louis Louisville, s st. Louis, g.
At New Haven Yale, IA; Waterbury, s.
At Newark-Bo Boston, 9; Newark, 6.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
rELEGRAPa,o sRkYTrrEs.

The Latest Iafornatlon Sent to the Ne VS.
by the Associated Prses.
Chief Justice David &. Cartier, Of tho saorsms
deHce in Washington at 10 o'clock last evening in
the 10Th year Of his age.
The weather to-day for Eastern New York, last
ern Pennsylvania and New Jerssey ail be fair.
with northerly winds nearly Stationary tsapsra-
ture
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
Iossnh Mnrren,n sale.

See Joseph Warren's auction advertise
meut OF three-story house, and full lnt, No.
80 Thorn street. to be sold to the highest
bidder tomorrow at 2 o'clo OK p. M. on the
PREMISES
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
A New SVEN.

The interlocked .wtch signal system
was put into operate n at the Erie tunnel
on Friday last. 1t is sa' to work WE'LL
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
JERSEY CITY rs. COLUMBIA.
A Good Game on the Grand Street
Grounds Yesterdny-Ths Score EIse-
where.

aood Game on the Graud Street
Grounds Yesterday-Ths Score EIse-
where.
1t was all but pleasant weather yesterday
afternoon in which to play ball, let alone
shivering half to death watching game
Notwithstanding this fact, no less than 600
people gathered on the Grand street
grounds to witness the game advertised to
be played there between the Columbia Col
lege nine and Jersey CITY club. The game
was called promptly at 3 O'Clock, the home
nine going to the bat. Sowders went to
the bat first and succeeded in making q
two base hit; he was followed by O'Brien
and Friel, both of whom went out
on strikes; then Corcoran went to
the bat and got to first on five
balls, which, under the new rules, is con-
sidered base hit. McCabe followed with
two base hit, sending Sowders, who
scored the first run. home. The Column
bias next took hand at the bat, but were
put out in oae, two, three order, scoring a
goose egg, which was repeated in every in
ming but the fifth, when they scored their
only run of the game. In the Jerseys sec
ond inning Murphy went to base on five
balls, made second Oh passed balland home
Ou OuhW LII, ,Oud" SOO w Aiop oA@ Aio Inv
reached second on. Lary's out from Short
Stop to first and home on sacrifice" hit
by Sowders. In the third inning the Jer-
seys scored goose egg; in the fourth they
made two more runs, and this Is how it was
done: Sowders made first on hit, got to
second on hit by O'Brien, stole to third,
and finished the run on wild throw
OF the Columbias' catcher; on this
yame wild throw O'Brien got from first to
second and made home on Friel's hit
In their fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
innings the Jerseys had to be satisfied with
goose eggs, but in their ninth inning they
succeeded in adding three runs to their
score, a total of eight In this inning
Sowders made three-base hit, the biggest
in the game, but he was put out while at
tempting to reach home from third
O'Brien went to first on his hit, stole to
second and got home on a two-base hit by
by Friel. Eriel scored the second
run in the inning on his own hit
and Corcoran's, who followed him. Cor
coran wound up the game for the Jerseys
by reaching second on McCsbe's hit and
home on wild throw by Gates. the pitcher
of the Columbia nine. The Jerseys snc-
cess lay in their heavy batting and wonde err
full fielding. The official score of the.game
was as follows:
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
Seren Hundred DolInrs como.

Thieves haye again raided the Twenty
third rect ticket Office of the Erie Com
pAny. "scoop" of $500 resulted.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-02-17
Lumber Statistics,

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE Northpsstern Lxns-
herman in its issue Of tomorrow will print
statistics as to the lumber trade for the
Northwest for 1880, with comparisons with
the product Of former years. The grand
total Of the white pine lumber product
Of the Northwest for 1885 was 1895.
$4,000 feet. This is three hundred
and seventy million feet in excess Of
the preceding year, and is only slightly
short Of the total cut for the years 1882, '8S,
"a. The greatest gains were in the older
milling districts. The grand total Of the
shingle product Of the Northwest was
4,57, ,5S1 900 shingles, which is q larger
showing than in any preceding year. Fig
ures are cited as showing that the maxi
mum annual lumber product of white pine
districts has probably not yet been reached.
Tho stock Of lumber on hand at mills at
the close of the year is placed at 8,O6S, ,O9S,.
600 feet or one hundred and seventy mil
lion feet less than at the close Of 1885, and
four hundred and fifty million feet less
than in 1884. The stocks Of shingles were
thirty-five millions more than in 1885 and
two hundred million less than in 1884.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-02-17
MICHIGAN FLOODS.
The Mad Waters Causing Great
Damage.


LYoNs, MICH, Feb. 1.-THE flood here 70
simply terrible. A panic has seized some
Of the people, and 1t IL impossible to get
estimates Of the losses. The water in some
places IL four feet deep in many residences
and the same state Of affairs prevails In
store-rooms. Every body 10 moving, or
preparing to move. Up to last night three
buildings had been washed away and de-
molished, and many others were
badly damaged. Alexander McFarlane's
assistance. The Herald ONCE has
been boated to higher quarters, but the
paper will be published Is usual. Rain
fell in torrents until about midnight, when
It changed to snow, and by daylight fully
eight inches Of snow and sleet had fallen.
There IL Q regular northeaster, with Q
twenty-mile wind. The water has risen
two feet in the last four hours and is still
rising. The people are worn out working
night and day to save their property. The
Maple and Grand rivers unite here, and
both are raging. Should the Lansing ice
reach here before the gorge gives way all
the business places on the north side Of
Main street will be washed away. A rough
estimate Of the damage makes the aggre-
gate between eT5,O00 and 100000. Fred
Winters, Of Charlotte, was drowned when
trying to cross the Thornapple river.
THREE RIVERS, Mich, Feb. 11.-This city
is surrounded with water. All the shops
have been closed. The immense lumber
piles Of Roberts, Thorp & Co., and those
belonging to Vosburg are afloat. The Lake
Shore track is in great danger Of being
washed away.
Owosso, MICH, Feb. 11.-At two O'Clock
this afternoon the water was still rising.
Large quantities Of lumber have been
swept away. The residences along the
river are flooded, and the inmates have
moved into the second stories. It is inn
possible to estimate the loss yet, but 1t
will run well up into the thousands.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-02-17
INFORMANT, n TRUE.

Statement of Q Hsung Woman, Who says
Her Husbaaa Was One Of the McMunn
Rescuses, and Gives the Names Of ths
Othsn Who Wsrs In the Fight.
1Ass1lIoN, O., Feb. 18.-Late last night
. young, well-dressed and intelligent
woman went before Mayor Frats and made
q voluntary and voluminous statement,
which 10 regarded % an important clew
to at least the identity Of the thugs
who assaulted Hulligan and Hoehne as
Ravenna. She gave her name % Hargery
Robinson, vile Of 1dward Robinsea,
nephew Of John Robinson, the circus man,
and says she was st Jennie Rogers house,
12s Third avenue, Pittsburgh, and assisted
to secrete the fur wraps stolen
from Benedict q Ruedy, Cleveland,
when they were taken there In trunks BY
an expressman. Her story condensed IL
that regularly organized gang Of crooks,
numbering nineteen, have made Rogers
house their resort, and that three Of them,
Tom Hoddy, Joe johnson, Smith Carson
and her husband, went to Alliance, via Ft.
Wayne road, the evening preceding the
rescue Of McMunn; that they returned to
Pittsburgh the following Monday and that
johnson, who was shot in the encounter,
went to Harrisburg and died there from
the wound. She says that
ofncers searched Rogers house
three different times while the furs were
there and that they were stored in cup
boards and an ice-box In the basement. In
explanation - to why she came here,
which was on Friday morning, to disclose
the tale, she said the gang had threatened
her life; that she did not intend from fear
to give them away, but that after she came
out Of the opers-house last night she saw
her husband, Hoddy and Carson on the
street and knew they were after her. She
appealed to the mayor for protection, and
gladly consented to be confined in the city
prison, where she now 10, and will be de.
tained until Monday evening awaiting .
response from word sent to the chief Of
police Of Pittsburgh. Minute descriptions
were given Of the trio, but diligent search
failed to find them. A lengthy interview
was had with the woman tonight. She ID
undoubtedly Of sound mind, and exacted q
promise that her name should not be used
in connection with any report Of her state.
ment.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-02-17
A STRANGE FUNERAL.
The Queer sights Witnessed 1t the Buri
ofs Chinsman st Baltimore,

The Queer Sights Witnessed at the Burial
ofs Chinsman 1t Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 18.-Rarely has an event
attracted 80 large mob Is was brought
together to-day by the funeral of Wung
Fung, Chinese laundryman. He
was q Mason Of high rank, and
half dozen brother Assons came
on from San Francisco to attend
the obsequies. For nearly two weeks the
body has been lying in state and to-day the
ceremonies took place. By actual count
8,81l people passed through and took look
at the dead man. In the coffin were
placed pieces Of white and red muslin,
fan, piece Of paper scroll-work
and q triangular slip Of paper with
Chinese inscriptions which symbolized
his Masonic rank. The peculiar Chinese
rites were then performed and Q process
sion formed, carrying large canopy, Chi.
nese lanterns, flags and banners of various
designs. The Cinnamon made their way
to the cemetery through crowd of twenty
thousand people, depositing their banners
together with dishes of rice, chicken, pork
and sugar upon the grave.